Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,977.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.5%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 8.5%.
24 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,239
Capacity
1,400 (89%)
Free school meals
48.4%
English additional lang.
59.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£51,920
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,180 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £8.4m | £6.4m | £5.3m | 62.9% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,030 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £7.6m | £6.3m | 66.3% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,544 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £9.1m | £7.4m | 69.0% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,977 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£158k
Other costs
£1.6m
3.6%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
2.4%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.8%
Catering
0.8%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 39.7 | 52.8% | 31.1% | 29.2% | — | 212 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 62.8 | 15.1 | £40,642 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 65.2 | 16.1 | £42,193 | 77.0% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 40.0 | 27.7 | £44,710 | 32.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 56.2 | 21.2 | £47,578 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 65.0 | 19.1 | £51,920 | —% | 8.5% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.0% | 4.4% | -1.4pp | 4.5% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 88 |
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 4.0% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 177 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.3% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 271 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.7% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 391 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 554 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.6% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 708 |
| 2020/21 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 25.4% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 1,003 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 27.3% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 1,087 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 21.3% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 1,147 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 21.1% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 1,166 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 25.0% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 1,180 |
24 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good